The urban kickster: French fashionista Julie Godin, 27, is the regional district manager for Sandro, which makes these leather embellished kicks she bought at their Bleecker Street store. “I love them because they are unique, modern, urban and chic. And they fit with every outfit!” she says.

Elizabeth Lippman

Similar style: Leopard sneakers, $600 at sandro-paris.com

The hip-hop high-top: Actress Laksmi Hedemark, 26, beefs up her casual-but-girly get-up with a rockin’ pair of old-school Adidas.

Elizabeth Lippman

Similar style: “Agasi” sneakers, $130 at topshop.com

The colorful kick: Jeanette Schaffer, 28, from Vienna, thinks her blue suede Adidas are rad because she “can dance in and go to work in them!”

The shiny flat: While visiting from Israel, student Jordan Shalmor, 23, picked up these Osklen gold-tipped sneakers because she thinks “people are most beautiful when they are comfortable — and sneakers are comfortable!”